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 * Blog Post #1 for Jan 2**: What are your first impressions of Dante's Divine Comedy? Does it surprise you the people that you find in Hell? What do you think of the Circle of Limbo?


 * Blog Post #2 for Jan 9**: What are some of the symbols that Dante uses? Do any of these symbols strike you as relevant today or do these symbols still hold meaning for us?


 * Blog Post#3 for Jan 16**: Virgil (Dante's host through Hell) is a "Pagan," why does he seem to be able to move wherever he wants to in Hell? Does this say anything about Dante's understanding of "Pagans"?


 * Blog Post#4 for Jan 23**: In canto X, and in other parts of Hell, Dante places a Pope. Does Dante seem to be critical of the Church? In what ways?


 * Blog Post #5 for Jan 30:** We have talked about why Dante has chosen certain punishments for certain areas of Hell. There has always been alot of discussions about Canto XIII and the suicides. Why do you think that Dante chose this punishment for the suicides?